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Question of the Day

Before we get to our question of the day……..How’s this for irony? With baseball in a non-stop steroids battle, the NHL plummeting to insignificance, the NFL fighting Michael Vick’s dog fighting issue, and the NBA having a referee that fixed games, the NCAA and NASCAR are the only sane sports organizations right now.

Our question of the day is: which game are you most looking forward to this season?

For me, it’s a simple answer. The Ohio State Buckeyes.

I’m guessing that we’re going to be double digit underdogs for this home game. That’s an easy bet. Send $100 to Vegas and put it on the Dawgs.

This is a classic trap game for Ohio State. First, they have zero respect for us. They have already chalked this up as a “W” on their schedule.

Second, they open the season against Youngstown State and Akron so they won’t be tested prior to coming to Husky Stadium.

Third, Washington is going to play this game like it’s their Super Bowl. The Dawgs have so much to gain if they can figure out a way to steal this game.

On paper, Ohio State has more talent, however, with the losses of Troy Smith, Ted Ginn, and several other key players, they won’t be as good as they were last year. The Dawgs might have a fighting chance.

For me personally, I’ll never forget the disappointing game in 2003 at Columbus. I attended that game with much excitement and that game showed me that this program was in bad shape. We were outhustled and physically dominated that day and I would love to show Ohio State that, unlike the 2003 team, the 2007 Washington Huskies are a team with heart.